Matt LaFleur

Matt LaFleur
Atlanta Falcons
Position: Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Date of birth: 1981 (age 34–35)
Place of birth: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Career information
High school: Mount Pleasant (MI)
College: Saginaw Valley State
Career history
As player:
As coach:

Matt LaFleur (born 1981) is an American football coach who serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to his hire, LaFleur held the same position with University of Notre Dame .

Playing career

LaFleur attended Western Michigan University from 1998 to 1999 where he played wide receiver before transferring in 2000 to Saginaw Valley State, where he played quarterback from 2000 to 2002. LaFleur briefly played in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef, where was the backup quarterback. The following summer, LaFleur signed with the Billings Outlaws.[1]

Coaching career

LaFleur's coaching career began at his alma mater, Saginaw Valley State, in 2003 where he served as an offensive graduate assistant. During which time Matt also substitute taught in the local highschools, specializing in math. He proceeded to Central Michigan University where, from 2004–2005, he assisted the offensive staff. In 2006, he coached quarterbacks and receivers at Northern Michigan University. 2007 was his last year at the collegiate level; he was the offensive coordinator at Ashland University. LaFleur then was hired in 2008 by the Houston Texans to serve as an offensive assistant. He assisted both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two year stint there and developed a close relationship with coordinator Kyle Shanahan. When Shanahan's father Mike was hired by the Redskins, Kyle brought LaFleur to Washington to coach the quarterbacks.[2] A primary responsibility of LaFleur's for the 2012 season was to mentor rookie quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins, whom LaFleur was particularly fond of.[3]

On February 5, 2015, LaFleur was hired to be the Quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons working under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan whom he previously had worked under when with the Washington Redskins. Matt's brother, Mike, is an offensive assistant with the Falcons as well.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Matt LaFleur becomes an Outlaw". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 18, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Washington Redskins: Matt LaFleur". Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Redskins QB coach: Can't lose taking Kurt Cousins". Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Report: Falcons add Jeff Ulbrich, Matt LaFleur to coaching staff". Retrieved February 5, 2015.

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